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Except that this was specifically what private universities (and private everything else’s) were required by law to stop doing 50 year ago, when their preferred
by commandlinefan 8y ago
Except that this was specifically what private universities (and private everything else’s) were required by law to stop doing 50 year ago, when their preferred race was white. There’s a LONG precedent against private institutions discriminating based on race in the United States - it just hasn’t been enforced evenly.
- 09bjb 8y agoI hate to be this guy, but...how is this different from affirmative action? I'm not saying it's wrong, but affirmative action is discriminating based on race. Surely it hasn't been illegal this whole time?
- tbrownaw 8y agoIt looks like it's complicated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States#Legal_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_Unit...
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